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favourable strategy. The Dietitians Association will encourage its National Association to pursue this strategy as soon as possible. It seems that the National Association is well advanced in preparing guidelines for such a standard and could expect early consideration from the National Training Board.

3. I believe that the advice given by officers at that meeting is sound. As you would be aware, the development of National Competency Standards is being encouraged by Health Ministers around the country. The National Training Board is progressing the concept as a matter of urgency in response to directives from the Special Premiers Conference of July 1991. I do not support the concept of registering dietitians when such an efficient, easily accessible and Nationally supported mechanism is available.

4&5. The possibility of registering dietitians in the ACT in the short term is small. It would be prohibitive in cost structure for a profession as small in number as dietitians.

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